{"product_id":"history-of-quadrupeds-paperback-9781108005173","title":"History of Quadrupeds (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108005173","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHistory of Quadrupeds\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA beautifully illustrated two-volume book on the classification of mammals, published in 1793, and read by Charles Darwin.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Pennant (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108005173, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 2.3 x 17 cm, 0.71 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThomas Pennant (1726–98) was a keen geologist, naturalist and antiquary. Linnaeus supported his election to the Royal Swedish Society of Sciences in 1757, and in 1767 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society. His History of Quadrupeds (1793), aimed to promote natural history among a wider readership, originated in an informal index to John Ray's Synopsis of 1693. In his preface, Pennant acknowledges the monumental Histoire naturelle by the Comte de Buffon, as well as works by Klein (1751), Brisson (1756), and particularly the work of Linnaeus, though Pennant strongly disagreed with Linnaueus's classification of primates as including humans with apes. Pennant's two-volume book, beautifully illustrated with over 100 engravings, provides an overview of the state of zoological classification at the end of the eighteenth century. Charles Darwin owned a copy and had it sent to him in South America during the Beagle voyage.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e20. Bear\u003cbr\u003e 21\u003cbr\u003e Badger\u003cbr\u003e 22. Opossum\u003cbr\u003e 23. Weesel\u003cbr\u003e 24. Otter\u003cbr\u003e 25\u003cbr\u003e Cavy\u003cbr\u003e 26. Hare\u003cbr\u003e 27. Beaver\u003cbr\u003e 28. Porcupine\u003cbr\u003e 29. Marmot\u003cbr\u003e 30. Squirrel\u003cbr\u003e 31. Dormouse\u003cbr\u003e 32. Jerboa\u003cbr\u003e 33. Rat\u003cbr\u003e 34. Shrew\u003cbr\u003e 35. Mole\u003cbr\u003e 36. Hedge-Hog\u003cbr\u003e 37. Sloth\u003cbr\u003e 38. Armadillo\u003cbr\u003e 39. Manis\u003cbr\u003e 40. Anteater\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Pinnated Quadrupeds: 41. Walrus\u003cbr\u003e 42. Seal\u003cbr\u003e 43. Manati\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Winged: 44. Bats\u003cbr\u003e Additions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of engineering \u0026amp; technology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of engineering \u0026amp; technology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20engineering%20\u0026amp;%20technology%20%5BTBX%5D%22\"\u003eTBX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265911247128,"sku":"9781108005173","price":36.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108005173i_0259b15f-e60f-42d3-8cf7-60b1b7ba98f5.jpg?v=1694867252","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/history-of-quadrupeds-paperback-9781108005173","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}